This is Warren Kwok's Internet note pad, electronic diary, online rubbish journal, whatever you might name it ! It is an archive of my random thoughts in a chronological order. I am not good at reporting boring things and change them to lively. If you find this blog boring, sorry that it is your problem.

2015/11/03

Another piece of fucking remark at the HKU Council Meeting on 29 Sept

Another piece of fucking remark at the HKU Council Meeting on 29 Sept:

"Chairman, I have been a corporate CEO and employer for over 30 years, and I have interviewed and hired hundreds of people in the past. But never in my life have I encountered a candidate who will overtly and recklessly discuss his or her potential employment at any stage of the recruitment process. This in fact is already in breach of confidentiality.It is most unfortunate that the candidate recommended by the University Search Committee has never been tabled at this Council for deliberation. In our view we are actually doing it according to procedures.

I am in support of press freedom and also in sympathy with the candidate who defended himself against the criticism of some media. But apparently he has gone too far, to create controversy and use external and internal forces, directly or indirectly to lobby, pre-claim, coerce, intimidate, fabricate and sometimes even threaten Council members to approve his appointment. I myself was a victim on February 12th this year when I was accused by a local newspaper for stalling his appointment at this Council. I then have to issue a public statement to clarify that the Council has not even started to discuss this appointment. This is just one incidence among many, and to me, all these tactics in fact are interference in the University affairs at the highest level.

As members of the Council, and also trustee of the University, we are professionals with our independent judgment and ethics. We do our assessment based on the…… interests of HKU and the community at large. Given that position of the pro-vice-chancellor is responsible for academic recruitment and resources, the pro-vice-chancellor should be a role model for all, staff and students included. So I have strong reservation about the recommended candidate's integrity. And I would not accept the recommendation.

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This planet is sick. Just look at the place I am living. The global warning effect has turned Hong Kong into a place with no winter. I like winter more than any other seasons. There is a big price to pay if we continue to ignore our global environment. Please, for the sake of your next generation, consume less paper, less fuel and do not use excessive plastic bags.
A simple life is definitely better than a luxurious life.